Friends who have played photography know that the three elements are the basis of photography, and the different combinations of shutter speed, aperture, and ISO three parameters can produce different photographic effects. One of the most interesting parameters is the shutter speed, which is fast enough to capture high-speed motion and freeze the frame.
And when the shutter speed is slow enough, it can open the door to a new world, leaving the camera stationary, recording everything in the changes, creating creative images that are perfect for shooting scenes such as water flow, traffic flow, light changes, star trails, and more. The slow shutter speed, also known as the slow shutter speed, is one of my personal favorite shooting methods.
However, it is difficult to shoot a slow speed with both hands alone, and even with a ruthless iron hand, it is difficult to hold on for more than 1 second without shaking, so you need to use a tripod. So how to choose a tripod that suits you, from my personal experience, you can choose from the following points:
Since tripods are very commonly used outdoors, it is particularly important to control the weight, the more common tripods on the market are made of aluminum alloy and carbon fiber, carbon fiber tripods have won the love of many photographers with excellent strength and low weight, and they are lighter to carry out.
Weight bearing is extremely important for a tripod, especially when we need to spend a lot of time. Generally speaking, the maximum weight of a tripod is as followsIt should be 1 of the weight of the device5 2 timesin order to better ensure the safety of shooting and make shooting more stable.
On the issue of tripod height, I once suffered a big loss, greedy for lightness, bought a small tripod, when I went to outdoor shooting, I found that the height of the tripod was not even as high as the railing, and I couldn't shoot any scenery. Therefore, when buying a tripod, it is necessary to consider the maximum height of the lifting bottom bracket, the height of not lifting the bottom bracket, and the minimum height, so that the tripod can be used in a wider range of scenarios. And this will also be affected by the number of tripod segmentsGenerally speaking, 3-4 knots can be chosen, and it is easy to be unstable if it is too high
Locking structure
After adjusting the height of the tripod, the current height needs to be locked, and there are generally two kinds of product locking structures on the market, one is the plate buckle structure, which is quick to operate and quickly adjusted. One is the rotating structure, which is buckled by rotating left and right, but there is a certain probability that there is no locking and slipping, and I have also fallen through the camera 2 times because of the tightening structure. Although it is easier to store than the plate buckle structure, there is a certain possibility of mistakes, and the plate buckle structure is personally recommended.
5. Gimbal
The common types of tripod heads are three-dimensional heads, spherical heads and hydraulic heads, which need to be purchased according to their own needs. For the average photographer, it is enough to choose a spherical gimbal, which can support universal rotation and multi-angle shooting.
Attractions of a lifetime After purchasing a variety of tripods, I personally chose the LT35 Freelance Carbon Tube Tripod from Nouwer. In addition to the materials used in the selling point of photographic accessories, I personally feel that the user-friendly design is also particularly important, in addition to the carbon fiber tube and spherical head, this tripod also has a very special wedge-shaped pin structure. 
This design makes the entire tripod more compact and compact when stored, with a diameter of only 55cm, more convenient to carry, can be held with one hand.
NeuelLT35 Freetravel Carbon Fiber Profiled Tube Tripod with 49cm height and weight of 13kg, the color is mainly bronze gold, and the bracket feet are carbon fiber texture.
There are so many details about the Neewer LT35 that are very different from the tripods I've used in the past. First of all, the bracket feet are made of wedge-shaped pin structure, which is quite good, without burrs, and made of 9 layers of carbon fiber, which is more tough and durable. In terms of height, it has a four-section length adjustment and a wide plate buckle lock, which is very strong in actual measurements.
With the feet fully extended and the shaft pulled up, the height of the entire tripod can reach 155cm, which is enough for photography.
The kick supports 3 levels of adjustment, which are 25°, 60°, and 85°, and the adjustment method is also different from that of the traditional tripod, using the pull-down slider to unlock the buckle, and the whole tripod is more integrated.
Of course, there is another important part of the tripod, that is the gimbal part, Neewer LT35 uses a 360° panoramic spherical quick-release gimbal by default, which can support the camera for 360° shooting without dead angles, and vertical shooting also supports 90° adjustment.
The center column of the tripod can be placed upside down, so that the camera can shoot close to the ground, and it can be said that there is no dead angle in all directions.
In addition, the official package also comes with a short bottom bracket that can be replaced, which is convenient for shooting special scenes.
As for the quick-release plate, it is compatible with the PD Quick mounting system, which can be quickly switched between buckles such as tripods and backpacks, making it easy to shoot.
In terms of control, Neewer LT35 also has a unique set of humanized design, which will be a little uncomfortable at first, but when you master it, you will find that compared with the tripod used in the past, its disassembly, assembly, and adjustment speed is faster, and the operation can be completed in a very short time.
First of all, the combination of the locking knob and the release button, which can achieve ultra-quick disassembly, the locking knob personally thinks the design is very interesting, the tripod used in the past, most of the protruding knobs are set up separately to adjust the tightness, and the Neuer LT35 tripod is directly nested into the base of the quick-release plate, the twisting stroke is shorter, and the adjustment is faster.
Directly below the quick-release plate, there is also a spirit level hidden, which makes it easy to calibrate the tripod before placing the camera.
In terms of gimbal control, the spherical gimbal uses a plate buckle design, which locks and releases very quickly, and the panoramic gimbal is controlled by a knob, and a scale design is also provided on the gimbal.
The NEEER LT35 also comes with a panoramic quick-release plate with the package, which makes the application scenarios more abundantThe tripod is equipped with multiple 1 4 screw holes, which has strong expandability, and the package is also equipped with a mobile phone clip for installation.
After purchasing the Neewer LT35, thanks to its small size and light weight, I have more desire to take it out. Personally, there are the following scenarios where a tripod is used, the second is for fixed camera positions, shooting time-lapse**, and the third is for fixed camera positions, shooting a variety of **compositing, which can be used for stop-motion animation or creativity**.
Slow shutter, usually I will be used to shoot traffic, water flow, light painting, slow shutter shooting is actually very simple, only need to pick the right position, determine the composition, reasonable configuration of the three elements, after a few fine-tuning, you can produce a finished product. It should be noted that due to the long time, the camera should not be touched to avoid blurred imaging caused by vibration, so it is best to use it with a shutter release cable.
Such as *****, shot in Padai, Guangzhou, shooting traffic, at this time the shutter is 25 seconds, the aperture is 20, ISO is adjusted to the lowest, and the lines drawn by the headlights are all included.
The final effect of the traffic flow is also related to the traffic flow at that time, and you can shoot on the road section with a lot of traffic and fast speed.
In addition to the traffic, the fireworks set off at night are also worth recording, super long**, which can completely record the brief moment of the fireworks shining and freeze it.
Of course, you can also use fireworks to shoot light paintings.
Time-lapse** is also a kind of shooting method that I personally like very much, which can record the change of weather over a period of time, or the blues time when the sun is about to set, and condense the changes of a few hours into a few seconds**, of course, this is a really high requirement for a tripod, a little unstable, and the previous efforts are wasted.
As a digital blogger, I often use a tripod to simulate the animation effect in my daily unboxing evaluation, and fine-tune the shooting product by fixing the camera position, and then perform post-stitching to generate a GIF to present the special effect of the item "moving on its own".
The above is the basic use of the tripod, of course, the application scenario is far more than this, a good tripod can accompany the photographer for many years, and constantly unlock new postures, so choose a suitable tripod to avoid frequent iterative replacement, the Neuer LT35 tripod has a unique special-shaped tube leg design, which can achieve a smaller storage volume, and the application of carbon fiber material also makes the overall weight light and easy to carry;The tripod's multiple user-friendly quick-lock and quick-release designs can also allow users to quickly enter the working state in outdoor scenes.